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Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks

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Chang, TK; Southwell, BG; Lee, HM; Hong, Y
Published in: New Media and Society
June 1, 2012

Because of their widespread use on the internet, hyperlinks have become a useful tool in information sharing and knowledge distribution in online communication, particularly in the realm of journalism. Their importance has received little scholarly attention, however. Against the backdrop of the sociology of professions, the purpose of this study is to determine how journalists approach hyperlinks and what they perceive to be their functions in online news. A national survey of newspaper editors and TV news directors in the United States shows that American journalists exhibit a sense of jurisdictional protectionism in online news. They appear to privilege US hyperlinks over foreign ones, especially internal links to their own websites. They are also predominantly against linking to foreign news media that cover the same events or issues. Financial consideration seems to be the main reason behind the journalistic preference. © The Author(s) 2011.

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New Media and Society

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1461-7315

ISSN

1461-4448

Publication Date

June 1, 2012

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

684 / 700

Related Subject Headings

  • Communication & Media Studies
  • 4701 Communication and media studies
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 3605 Screen and digital media
  • 2001 Communication and Media Studies
  • 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media
 

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Chang, T. K., Southwell, B. G., Lee, H. M., & Hong, Y. (2012). Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks. New Media and Society, 14(4), 684–700. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444811422888
Chang, T. K., B. G. Southwell, H. M. Lee, and Y. Hong. “Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks.” New Media and Society 14, no. 4 (June 1, 2012): 684–700. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444811422888.
Chang TK, Southwell BG, Lee HM, Hong Y. Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks. New Media and Society. 2012 Jun 1;14(4):684–700.
Chang, T. K., et al. “Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks.” New Media and Society, vol. 14, no. 4, June 2012, pp. 684–700. Scopus, doi:10.1177/1461444811422888.
Chang TK, Southwell BG, Lee HM, Hong Y. Jurisdictional protectionism in online news: American journalists and their perceptions of hyperlinks. New Media and Society. 2012 Jun 1;14(4):684–700.
Journal cover image

Published In

New Media and Society

DOI

EISSN

1461-7315

ISSN

1461-4448

Publication Date

June 1, 2012

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

684 / 700

Related Subject Headings

  • Communication & Media Studies
  • 4701 Communication and media studies
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 3605 Screen and digital media
  • 2001 Communication and Media Studies
  • 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media